smaller countries have three digit codes:
starting with +85- or +88-
Brigitte was interested to realise that the former colonies Honk Kong (+852) and Macau (+853)
now part of China keep their seperate country codes
without beeing absorbed by the Chineese +86

special applications
 the codes (+80) and (+87) were issued in I984
the code (+87-) is used for the International Satellite Telephone Systems (like Imarsat)
the code (+800) for International Toll Free services


for future changes
by today the codes (+83) et (+89) have not been issued
they are the only two digit country codes left in the World Phone System
and give the possibility to react towards eventual political changes in Asia
or towards unknown
possibilities of the furure